A Free Wine Encyclopedia!As far back as I can remember, I have always loved to eat cake. I found it much more interesting than ice cream, and rightly so! Cake is at the center of almost any important celebration. Birthdays, weddings, showers, anniversaries, and holidays…could you imagine them without cake? Usually cakes are decorated according to the occasion…. read more »
May is one of my favorite months. My wedding anniversary is in May, my daughter’s birthday and Mother’s Day (a new favorite holiday of mine). For many years Mother’s Day meant flowers picked from the next door neighbor’s garden, tied together with a battered hair ribbon and tenderly given to my very appreciative mother. As… read more »
As summer closes and fall begins, the cooks of the southland welcome the new season with open arms. Harvest season is upon us and it beckons us back to our kitchens, tempting us with thoughts of pumpkin pies and succulent stuffed turkeys. Fall marks the beginning of the holidays. It is a time for families… read more »
Where has summer gone? Being a busy mom of two means no time off. My days were full of swimming lessons and lemonade stands; summer school and pool parties; beach trips and barbeques. Not to mention a week long trip to Lake Arrowhead squeezed in. My son and daughters summer social calendar kept me very… read more »
Just when Angelino’s thought their lush green landscapes were going to dry up into a veritable desert, heaven blessed them with rain, wonderful sweet rain! Unfortunately not enough to eliminate the drought altogether, but enough to keep our “gardens growing”. After spending an arm and a leg on a new sprinkler system to water our… read more »
Ever since I was a little girl, I loved to cook and bake. I think I was the only person in home economics who took it seriously. It seemed so magical that one could mix together sugar, flour, butter and eggs and create cookies and cakes. I must say, I had a sweet tooth then,… read more »
The season is upon us, and one of my favorite no effort pastimes is to ask people if they arc to be the chef of the day. If the answer is affirmative, I then ask what they will be serving their guests. I never fail to get a big smile and a list of what… read more »
There is still nothing like a fresh baked cookie, whether with a glass of lovely desert wine, lemonade, or fresh milk. Unfortunately, it takes time to bake up a batch from scratch. That is why I love this old-fashioned “ice box” recipe. It is fast to make and a batch can always be on hand… read more »
Portugal is our destination in May, and precious articles stored in our “travel” file are reborn. Portugal was known for its Nutmeg-that was the monopoly the Portuguese had in the 16th century. So coveted was the nutmeg, that they distributed phony charts of the seas surrounding the spice Islands, hoping to steer foreign vessels towards… read more »
In case you hadn’t heard, spring is here! That means, berries and luscious summer fruits are not far behind. Although, these days, seasons are all mixed up with fruits out of season coming from south of the border orchards. Personally, I consciously refuse to purchase these fruits, because my head tells me they belong to… read more »